trite
Significado: Lacking originality or freshness because of overuse; hackneyed.
Trite is a sharply dismissive word, typically applied to remarks, observations, phrases, or ideas that have been repeated so often they have lost all force. It is stronger and more contemptuous than 'clichéd,' suggesting that the speaker or writer should have known better. Common collocations include 'trite observation,' 'trite phrase,' and 'trite sentimentality.'
Ejemplos
- The greeting card's trite message — 'every cloud has a silver lining' — offered little comfort. 贺卡上那句陈腐的话——'每朵乌云都有银色的内衬'——几乎无法给人安慰。El trillado mensaje de la tarjeta de felicitación —'no hay mal que por bien no venga'— ofrecía escaso consuelo.グリーティングカードの「どんな雲にも銀の裏地がある」という使い古されたメッセージは、ほとんど慰めにならなかった。축하 카드의 '모든 구름에는 은빛 안감이 있다'라는 식상한 문구는 별다른 위안이 되지 못했다.
- Critics dismissed the novel's ending as trite and predictable, unworthy of its promising opening. 评论家们认为小说的结局陈腐而可预测,有愧于其充满希望的开篇。La crítica desestimó el desenlace de la novela como trillado y previsible, indigno de su prometedor comienzo.批評家たちは、その小説の結末を陳腐で予想通りと切り捨て、期待の持てる冒頭にふさわしくないと評した。비평가들은 그 소설의 결말을 식상하고 뻔하다며, 기대를 모은 서두에 걸맞지 않다고 일축했다.
- He offered nothing but trite platitudes when what she needed was genuine empathy. 当她需要真诚的同理心时,他却只能给出一些陈词滥调。No ofreció más que trilladas frases hechas cuando lo que ella necesitaba era empatía genuina.彼女が真の共感を必要としていたとき、彼は使い古された決まり文句しか差し出せなかった。그녀가 진정한 공감을 필요로 할 때, 그는 식상한 상투적 말밖에 내놓지 못했다.
Pronunciación
Guía de uso
Contexto: literary, academic, media
Tono: critical
Origen e historia
From Latin tritus (worn, rubbed), past participle of terere (to rub, wear away). The metaphorical sense of something 'worn out' through overuse emerged in the 16th century.
Contexto cultural
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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